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Ministry of Coal
Coal Secretary Dr. Anil Kumar Jain Releases Coal Directory of India 2020-21
Coal Controller’s Organization, a subordinate office under the Ministry of Coal, released one of its flagship publications, the ‘Coal Directory of India 2020-21’ here today. The Statistical Publication was released by the Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Dr. Anil Kumar Jain at the Office of the Coal Controller, Delhi.
The ‘Coal Directory of India 2020-21’ contains information regarding the performance of Coal and Lignite sectors during the financial year 2020-21. It incorporates the grade wise data of production and dispatch and reserves of coal. The publication also provides information on pit head closing stock, import- export and prices of coal for last few years.
It provides valuable and comprehensive ready reference of data to all the stakeholders, policy makers, researchers, industry and institutions. The Directory is accessible from the official websites of the Coal Controller’s Organisation and Ministry of Coal. The coal directory may be accessed at the following link-
http://www.coalcontroller.gov.in/
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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Shri Pradhan says strong linkage between agriculture and entrepreneurship will benefit the society
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, on the occasion of World Food Day, attended the Agri-Startup and Entrepreneurship Conclave, organised by Indian Council of Agricultural Research. The theme of the conclave was "Unleashing Potentials in Agriculture for Young Entrepreneurs ". The conclave brought together entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers,scientists, farmers, technology developers to create desired awareness and help build a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem, particularly in the Agriculture sector.
As the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Pradhan assured full support in ensuring skilling in the agri entrepreneurship area. He expressed the hope that entrepreneurship in agriculture will reach every district of the country. The Minister said that our lifestyle is changing rapidly, and Technology, innovation are driving this change. Technology is also going to play a greater role in agriculture. Innovative products coming out of technological research in agriculture should reach the markets and should achieve scale to benefit the society. He said that strong linkage between agriculture and entrepreneurship will ensure this.
Shri Pradhan addressing the conclave applauded the ICAR for giving a new dimension to the World Food Day by organising this conclave on agri entrepreneurship. .He said that this has provided an opportunity to the entrepreneurs who have come up with innovative food products and solutions in the agriculture sector, to showcase their innovations and deliberate on this important area. He said that Agriculture in India is seeing fundamental shifts, and we have moved from a paradigm of food deficit to food surplus.
Ministry of Defence
Chief Minister Felicitates Maharashtra NCC Contingent for winning ‘Prime Minister’s Banner’ at Republic Day Camp 2022
Maharashtra Directorate wins the best Directorate Trophy after a gap of seven years
Mumbai, 02nd February 2022
The National Cadet Corps  contingent of Maharashtra Directorate comprising 57 cadets won 'Prime Minister’s Banner' at the recently concluded Republic Day Camp  for standing first overall in addition to winning a rich haul of Trophies and Medals. The Maharashtra Directorate won the best directorate trophy after a gap of seven years.
Amongst the 57 cadets in Maharashtra contingent at the Republic Day Camp 2022, 17 cadets marched at the Rajpath representing the All India NCC contingent and seven cadets were part of the All India NCC Guard of Honour at the PM’s rally.
Chief Minister, Shri Uddhav Thackeray joined the At Home function held on 01 Feb 22, via Video Conference. He felicitated the prize winners and awarded prizes to meritorious cadets for their all-round performance during the RD Parade Camp 2021-22. Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Ajit Pawar, hosted and interacted with the NCC cadets.
Senior Under Officer  Gitesh Dingar, had the privilege of presenting a salute to the Hon’ble Prime Minister as the Guard Commander during the PM’s rally. Cadet Warrant Officer  Prithvi Patil was adjudged the All India Best Cadet from Senior Division, Air Wing. Five cadets from Maharashtra were also awarded the DG NCC commendation card.
State Ministers Shri Sunil Kedar, Smt Yashomita Thakur and Mrs Aditi Tatkare, ADG NCC Directorate Maharashtra, Major General YP Khanduri, Senior Officers of NCC Directorate Maharashtra, Group Commanders, Officers and Staff of NCC were also present on the occasion.
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Ministry of Defence
INDIAN NAVY HOSTS PRIME MINISTER OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA ONBOARD INS SAHYADRI AND INS KOLKATA AT PORT MORESBY
INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata on a deployment to the Eastern IOR had the honour and privilege of receiving Hon’ble Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea  Mr James Marape during their port call to Port Moresby. The PM, accompanied by Cabinet Members and Senior Government Officials, was jointly hosted onboard by the Indian Navy and the High Commissioner of India Shri Inbasekar Sudaramurthi.
In his address, PM Marape welcomed the Indian Naval Ships to PNG. He also thanked Hon’ble Shri Narendra Modi for visiting PNG in May 23 and highlighted his stellar efforts in strengthening India-PNG ties. Speaking on the need for greater defence cooperation PM Marape encouraged more visits by Indian Naval ships that would help build people to people connect.
A captivating cultural show and a delightful selection of Indian cuisine formed part of the reception, which was also attended by the Members of the Indian High Commission and the Indian diaspora.
The Indian Navy remains committed to realising the Hon’ble PM’s vision SAGAR  through such port visits wherein apart from Professional interactions and Social events, numerous capability building activities are also undertaken by the visiting ships.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates SAIL for record production in 2022-23
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has praised Steel Authority of India Ltd  for achieving all time best production of Hot metal and crude steel in 2022-23.
With 194.09 lakh tonne hot metal and 182.89 lakh tonne crude steel produced this year, SAIL has surpassed previous best by 3.5% and 5.3% respectively.
The Prime Minister said that this indicates that India is taking strong steps towards aatmnirbharta in every sphere.
He tweeted:
"इस शानदार उपलब्धि के लिए बहुत बधाई! SAIL का यह उत्पादन बताता है कि स्टील ही नहीं, बल्कि हर क्षेत्र में देश आत्मनिर्भरता की ओर तेजी से कदम बढ़ा रहा हैं।"
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
‘Meet the Champions’ programme is more of a responsibility than just an event: Tokyo Olympian Lalremsiami
“We can form a Fit India only when we learn to choose nutritious food over junk food”
“I used to be an avid junk-food lover and Instant Noodles was something hard to turn down for me but it was Hockey that made me choose nutritious food over junk food and today I believe in leading a fit & healthy life.” This was told by Lalremsiami Hmar, the first female hockey player from Mizoram representing India in the Olympics, while interacting with school students during Meet the Champions programme at her hometown Kolasib in Mizoram today.
Meanwhile, the 21-year-old hockey player was given a rousing welcome by nearly 200 school students gathered at St. Maria Goretti School, which hosted this unique campaign on ‘Santulit Aahar’  initiated by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Hailing the noble idea of Prime Minister she said, “I feel ‘Meet The Champions’ is more of a responsibility than just an event and since I belong to this part of the country, so I decided to start this unique initiative here in my native town with the hope of motivating the children towards a healthier life.”
“And we can form a Fit India only when we choose nutritious food over junk food,” the Mizo Hockey Star expressed while requesting the students to eat healthy.
From sharing her food habits as a child till growing up as an athlete, the Indian Hockey player talked about how her coaches and teammates helped her in understanding the benefits of balanced diet. Not only this, she also talked about her journey from a small town of Kolasib till cementing her position in the Indian Olympics Team. She told the students, “When I was picked up for the Olympics team, it was the biggest achievement of my life as it helped me to fulfil my late father’s dream. Never think I am different from you all. I am a very ordinary girl with a simple family background but it’s just that I pursued hockey as my goal of life and I believe each one of you can similarly meet your goal when you take care of your both health & mind.
Apart from the talks on ‘Santulit Aahar’, sharing her journey to the Olympics, Quiz Session with students etc., the young Indian Hockey Player also played Volleyball with the students during the programme. Such segments created a lot of zeal among the students. “The programme was very interesting and since she is from our own town, it was a moment of pride to interact with her so closely. I love playing volleyball and after this programme, I understood that we should try to avoid fast food,” said Martin Lalnuntluanga, a student of VI standard from St. Maria Goretti School.
Notably, this unique initiative is being organized jointly by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Ministry of Education and is part of the government’s ‘Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari emphasizes on reduction of logistics cost from 14 - 16% to 10% with cooperation, coordination and communication among all stakeholders
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has emphasized on reduction of logistics cost from 14 - 16% to 10% with cooperation, coordination and communication among stakeholders. Addressing program ‘Climate Goals: Technological Roadmap to Net Zero’ he said by reducing logistics cost there will be a great saving and by which 50% increase in exports can be achieved which is very important for our economy.
Talking about pollution he said we are importing 16 lakh crore of fossil fuel which is creating a lot of pollution. He said decision has been taken to make 27 green express highways to reduce travel time and by end of December there will be new highways wherein travel time from Delhi to Chandigarh will be 2 1/2 hour , Delhi to Amritsar 4 hours, Delhi to Katra 6 hours, Delhi to Srinagar 8 hours and Delhi to Mumbai 12 hours, Delhi to Jaipur two hours and Chennai to Bangalore also two hours .The Minister said Technology, innovation and research are very important for achieving the vision of Prim Minister for making India a 5 trillion dollar economy.
Addressing AIMA's 49th National Management Convention - 'Advantage India: Thriving in the New World Order' Shri Nitin Gadkari said public transport needs to be encouraged with centre and states working together as a team. He said India has a huge domestic market with young and talented engineering manpower, skilled workforce and low labour cost. He stressed on diversification of agriculture into energy and power sector and use of alternative fuels like bio ethanol, LNG and bio CNG. The Minister said ethics, economy , ecology and environment are the three most important pillars of the society.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 97.65 Cr
Recovery Rate currently at 98.10%; Highest since March 2020
14,146 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  is lowest in 220 days
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 114 days
With the administration of 41,20,772 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 97.65 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 96,46,485 sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,75,835
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2nd Dose
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90,75,869
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,61,737
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2nd Dose
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1,55,14,198
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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39,26,91,878
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2nd Dose
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11,02,63,827
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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16,76,26,429
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2nd Dose
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8,58,84,392
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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10,56,78,041
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2nd Dose
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6,11,17,334
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Total
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97,65,89,540
The recovery of19,788 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,34,19,749.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.10%. Recovery Rate is currently at its highest peak since March 2020.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 112 consecutive days now.
14,146 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. Daily New cases reported to be lowest in229 days now.
The Active Caseload falls below 2 lakh mark and is presently at1,95,846, which islowest in 220days.Active cases presently constitute 0.57% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of
11,00,123tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over59.09 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 1.42% remains less than 3% for the last 114 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be1.29%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below3% for last 48 days and below 5% for 131 consecutive days now.
Special Service and Features
Walk in Interview for engaging direct agents for sale of Postal Life Insurance
It is proposed to conduct Walk in Interview for empanelment / engaging direct agents for sale of Postal Life Insurance / Rural Postal Life Insurance Products. Interested candidates fulfilling the conditions below may attend “Walk in Interview” to be held in the O/o the Chief Post Master, Anna Road HPO, Chennai -600 002 at 11.00 hrs. on 26.09.2020.
Eligibility conditions
- Qualification : 10th pass if the candidates reside in an area having population of less than 5000 and 12th pass for other areas having population of 5000 or more.
- Age : 18 to 55 years
- Categories : Ex Life advisors / Ex.agent of any insurance company, Angan wadi workers, Mahila mandal workers, SHG’s Ex-servicemen, Retd. Teachers, unemployed / self employed youth or any intending person fulfilling above conditions.

- Desirable : Experience in selling insurance products, knowledge of computers / knowledge of local area.
Candidates may come with their bio-data, two passport size photographs, proof of age / educational qualification / required certificates and experience, if any.
According to a press release issued by Shri S Kumar, Chief Post Master, Anna Road HPO, Chennai 600 002.
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Ministry of Defence
MoD signs tripartite MoU with IIT Kanpur and Deptt of ARPG to conduct predictive analysis of public grievances
A Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding  was signed today between Department of Defence  Ministry of Defence , Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances  and Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur  in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Minister of State   for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, MoS for Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space Personnel Dr Jitendra Singh. Both the Ministers expressed satisfaction over the signing of MoU.
The MoU envisages IIT Kanpur to develop Artificial Intelligence  and Machine Learning  Techniques to conduct exploratory and predictive analysis of Public Grievances received on the web based Centralized Public Grievances Redress & Monitoring System  pertaining to the MoD. The DARPG, the nodal Department of Government of India in respect of policy initiatives on Public Grievances and custodian of data on web based CPGRAMS portal will provide the data dump on the Public Grievances pertaining to MoD to IIT Kanpur to facilitate their analysis.
The project is expected to help the MoD to identify the cause and nature of grievances and bring about systemic changes and policy interventions wherever required.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM announces ex-gratia from PMNRF after tragic cylinder mishap in Jodhpur, Rajasthan
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has announced ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF to be given to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs. 50,000 for those injured in the tragic cylinder mishap in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
The Prime Minister’s Office tweeted;
“PM Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased in the tragic cylinder mishap in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000 each.”
Prime Minister's Office
PM releases commemorative postage stamp on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India
PM releases commemorative postage stamp on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
5TH Day of Celebration of “Aadi Mahotsav” at Dilli Haat, INA
The 5th day of National Tribal Festival “Aadi Mahotsav” was celebrated as the “Tourism Day” and Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Padma Shree and noted flute maestro was the Chief Guest at the Mahotsav organised by TRIFED in collaboration with Spicmacay.
“Aadi Mahotsav”, a National Tribal Festival is being organised by TRIFED to celebrate and cherish the spirit of tribal culture, cuisine and commerce. The Mahotsav comprises of display and sale of tribal art and craft, tribal medicine & healers, tribal cuisine and tribal folk performances, in which around 1000 tribal artisans, chefs, folk dancers/musicians from 24 States of the country are participating, providing a glimpse of their rich traditional culture. The theme of the Mahotsav is: “A Celebration of the Spirit of Tribal Culture, Craft, Cuisine and Commerce”. The festival features exhibition-cum-sale of tribal handicrafts, art, paintings, fabric, jewellery and much more through 220 stalls. The Mahotsav also offers variety of special tribal cuisines made by tribal chefs of different States and a cultural evening everyday from 6.30 P.M. to 8.30 P.M.
For the first time, the Aadi Mahotsav is showcasing a wide range of products of the tribal artisans from Leh . Apart from this special attraction a wide range of products from North Eastern States are on display and sale. In line with the national aspiration to go cashless, the tribal artisans have been trained in accepting payment through major credit/debit cards for which Point of Sale  machines have been provided in each stall. A special training has been conducted by State Bank of India for smooth operations of this. The Mahotsav is displaying the rich digital commerce and e-commerce being promoted by Tribes India.
Ministry of Finance
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank  concludes its 3rd Annual Meeting on an optimistic note to raise its lending capacity to boost prosperity and security in the region
India believes in globalization and has opened its economy in every single sector
Make in India is about laying emphasis on manufacturing, not protectionism: NITI Aayog CEO
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank  concluded its third Annual Meeting in Mumbai today , on a high note to improve connectivity within the region and in turn enable citizens in the region to reach their potential and enjoy prosperity and security.
Participating in a panel discussion during the day, Shri Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog, pointed out that “Make in India is about laying emphasis on manufacturing in India, not protectionism. India believes in globalization and has opened its economy in every single sector that you can name. As a result, India has stood numerouno in terms of attracting foreign direct investment in the past three years.”
Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi called upon the need to deepen India’s engagement with AIIB. In his speech, Prime Minister called upon Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank  to increase its lending to US$40 billion by 2020 and US$100 billion by 2025 from US$4 billion now.
Quantifying the infrastructure needs of Asian region,Mr JinLiqun, President, AIIB. said, “Between now and 2030, Asia’s investment in infrastructure must rise to US$2 trillion a year, or roughly triple of what it has been in the past.”
In summary, AIIB has established a strong corporate culture focused on embedding our core values of being lean, clean and green and a work-place environment free of corruption and harassment, Mr Liqun added.
The Third Annual Meeting of AIIB was attended by over 3,000 delegates from 86 member countries. The Meeting also had several concurrent sessions that discussed critical issues pertaining to environment, low carbon emissions, connectivity through railway network across borders among several others.
Ministry of Steel
SAIL allowed to offload 25% of iron ore production, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan calls it an important step towards ensuring raw material security for Indian steel industry
Ministry of Mines has allowed SAIL to offload in a year up to a quantity equivalent to maximum 25% of total iron ore production in the previous year. It will be subject to clearance from the respective State Governments, where the mines are located, after following due procedure. It is valid for a period of 2 years. This implies that around 7 Million tonnes of iron ore, produced at its different mines in the States of Jharkhand, Odisha and Chattisgarh, can be offloaded by SAIL to the domestic market after getting necessary clearance from the respective State Governments. This will enable SAIL to not only fulfil its own requirement, but also to partially cater to shortfall in domestic iron ore requirement. The order of Ministry of Mines follows pursuant efforts of the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, in this regard.
In a separate Order issued by the Ministry of Mines, SAIL has also been allowed to dispose of the old stock of 70 Million Tonnes of low grade iron fines and ores , lying dumped across different captive mines of SAIL. Necessary permission will have to be taken from the States, where the mines are located . It is a definitive step towards Environment Protection as well as release of value from hitherto dumped material.
It is pertinent to mention here that as per provision of Section 8A of Mines and Minerals  Act, 1957 , the lease of 31 working mines of iron ore is expiring on 31.03.2020. After the expiry, it is expected to lead to a shortfall of 60 Million Tonnes of iron ore in the market.
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan while lauding the initiative said, “Ensuring raw material security for Indian steel industry has been at the top of our agenda. Our Government has taken several efforts towards this and the orders passed by the Ministry of Mines is an important step in this direction”